South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts4A—All shipwrecks and relics of a certain age historic
(1) The remains of
ships that have been situated in territorial waters of the State for
75 years or more are historic shipwrecks for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The remains of
ships that have been removed from territorial waters of the State (whether
before or after the commencement of this subsection) are, after the 75th
anniversary of the date on which the remains first came to rest on the seabed,
historic shipwrecks for the purposes of this Act.
(3) Articles that have
been situated in territorial waters of the State for 75 years or more and
that were associated with ships are historic relics for the purposes of this
Act.
(4) Articles that have
been removed from territorial waters of the State (whether before or after the
commencement of this subsection) and that were associated with ships are,
after the 75th anniversary of the date on which the articles first came to
rest on the seabed, historic relics for the purposes of this Act.
(5) The Governor may,
by proclamation, declare that this section does not apply to—
(a) the
remains, or part of the remains, of a ship or class of ships; or
(b) an
article or class of articles.